What is the MERGE_MSG.swp file?

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When running the merge command from my branch into another. The following alert occurred:

According to the image description itself. The alert is displayed because the .MERGE_MSG.swp file is also being edited by another person or some editing in the file has generated conflict with the file version on my machine.

I will delete it from my machine to download the current version of master . But first I would like a definition about the file. What is his job and what is it for?

    
asked by anonymous 06.07.2017 / 15:00

1 answer

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This is a temporary vim file. Here you have the documentation for this file type .

    
06.07.2017 / 21:45